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In the Trenches with the DNR: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 97)
In the latest dispatch, VICE News traveled to a rebel-held front line outside the village of Shirokino, 20 miles from Mariupol, to speak with DNR troops about what may lie in store for the city, and to find out whether the ceasefire would hold.
Video Shows Moment of Deadly Explosion at Peace March in Eastern Ukraine
Footage shows a panicked crowd scattering after a large blast caused by a bomb that was tossed out the window of a car in the eastern city of Kharkiv.
Flying Drones with the Dnipro Battalion: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 93)
In this dispatch, VICE News travels to the village of Chermalyk, where Ukrainian forces are preparing the defense of the city and using volunteer-made drones to gather intelligence on separatist positions.
Trapped by Artillery Fire: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 88)
In our latest dispatch, VICE News went back to eastern Ukraine, where civilians are being attacked by artillery fire from both sides of the escalating conflict.
VICE News Capsule: Monday, January 26
Shelling kills dozens in eastern Ukraine, Tokyo protesters criticize government response to hostage crisis, journalist who reported death of Argentinian state prosecutor flees to Israel, and three Brazilian states are facing the worst drought since...
Russia Refuses to Condemn Indiscriminate Rocket Attack That Killed Civilians in Ukraine
Russia blocked a UN Security Council statement condemning a rocket attack Saturday in Mariupol that killed around 30 people and reignited the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Video Shows Nightmarish Scenes After Rocket Barrage in Eastern Ukraine
Footage from the immediate aftermath of a rocket attack on Mariupol shows several dead and wounded civilians, burned out buildings, and blocks strewn with broken glass and rubble.
Eastern Ukraine Is Slipping Back Into All-Out War
Rockets reportedly killed at least 27 people Saturday in the strategically important port city of Mariupol as separatist leaders warned of a new offensive.
Russian Roulette (Dispatch 76)
VICE News embedded with the Azov Battalion — which is allegedly linked to neo-Nazism — while members trained and conducted a patrol.
War in Peace: Divided East Ukraine Braces As Ceasefire Crumbles
Neighbors in the country's turbulent east eye each other with suspicion as fear of further clashes mounts.
We Embedded with the Azov Battalion While They Trained and Conducted a Patrol
The group is allegedly linked to neo-Nazism.
Ceasefire Threatened After Ukrainian Positions Shelled Outside Mariupol
VICE News was on the ground when explosions went off in the area of military checkpoint “East” along the road leading to Novoazovsk.